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Gunmen Storm Akpabio’s Country Home – Aide

Some gunmen reportedly stormed the country home of a senator, Godswill
Akpabio, on Tuesday, around 7.30 p.m., in Akwa Ibom state, where he was
holding political meeting.

Mr Akpabio’s media aide, Anietie Ekong, took to Facebook on Tuesday night to raise an alarm.

Mr
Ekong wrote on the social media site, “On-going: sporadic shooting by
unknown gunmen at Ukana Ikot Ntuen, Essien Udim Local Government,
country home of former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio.

Mr Ekong, who said he was present during the incident, explained what happened.

“The
senator was at home holding political meeting with some APC groups. A
retired deputy inspector-general police, Udom Ekpoudom, was in that
meeting. Bishop Samuel Akpan was also there. I was there as an observer.
We were in the banquet hall.

“Suddenly, people who were not part
of the meeting rushed into the banquet hall, so the senator enquired
from them what was going on. Before anybody could explain, we heard
gunshots, sporadic shooting, outside.

“The chief detail to the
senator put out a radio message to all the policemen and other security
men in the compound that they should be alert, that there is an attack.”

Mr
Ekong said Mr Akpabio and his guests were holed up in the banquet hall,
while the senator’s security repelled the attack, thereby preventing
the gunmen from having access to the compound.

The shooting lasted for about 15 minutes, Mr Ekong said.

Mr
Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, defected on August 8
from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress
(APC).Political tension has heightened in the state since his defection.

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Gunmen Storm Akpabio’s Country Home – Aide

Some gunmen reportedly stormed the country home of a senator, Godswill
Akpabio, on Tuesday, around 7.30 p.m., in Akwa Ibom state, where he was
holding political meeting.

Mr Akpabio’s media aide, Anietie Ekong, took to Facebook on Tuesday night to raise an alarm.

Mr
Ekong wrote on the social media site, “On-going: sporadic shooting by
unknown gunmen at Ukana Ikot Ntuen, Essien Udim Local Government,
country home of former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio.

Mr Ekong, who said he was present during the incident, explained what happened.

“The
senator was at home holding political meeting with some APC groups. A
retired deputy inspector-general police, Udom Ekpoudom, was in that
meeting. Bishop Samuel Akpan was also there. I was there as an observer.
We were in the banquet hall.

“Suddenly, people who were not part
of the meeting rushed into the banquet hall, so the senator enquired
from them what was going on. Before anybody could explain, we heard
gunshots, sporadic shooting, outside.

“The chief detail to the
senator put out a radio message to all the policemen and other security
men in the compound that they should be alert, that there is an attack.”

Mr
Ekong said Mr Akpabio and his guests were holed up in the banquet hall,
while the senator’s security repelled the attack, thereby preventing
the gunmen from having access to the compound.

The shooting lasted for about 15 minutes, Mr Ekong said.

Mr
Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, defected on August 8
from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress
(APC).Political tension has heightened in the state since his defection.

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